| MARCUM WPC Fact Sheet
| When: |
August 3, 2010 7:00pm Race Start |
| Where: |
Jones Beach State Park, Zach's Bay |
| What: |
A 3.5 mile run/ walk. Also known as: Long Island's largest participatory event and greatest "Office Picnic". |
| Who: |
Thousands of participants from over 200 companies including over 50 CEO's/most senior staff members. Participating organizations include: businesses,non-profits and governmental agencies, representing almost every industry in Nassau & Suffolk Counties. |
| Why: |
To build camaraderie among employees while networking, having fun and staying healthy! Friends and family are encouraged to participate as well! |
Introducing our Race Starter/Celebrity Guest
Amy Palmiero-Winters is a 37-year-old mother of two who works full time and is a coach, mentor, and below-the-knee amputee. As the result of a motorcycle accident in 1994 followed by 27 surgeries, Palmiero-Winters leg was amputated below the knee. Amy currently holds world records in 12 different events within her division including the Ironman Triathlon, 100-mile Ultramarathon and the 24 hour run, where she posted the second-fastest time in race history and became the first female amputee to finish a 100-mile race. In 2009, she won the female division at the 10th Annual Heartland "Spirit of the Prairie" 100-Mile Endurance Run. Amy also won the Arizona 24hr run to the future beating all able-bodied athletes, male and female by running 130.4 miles. Based on this accomplishment, Amy was recognized by USA Track and Field as the athlete of the week in October. More recently, she was listed by the Washington Times as one of the top ten runners of the decade. In January 2010, Amy qualified for the United States able-bodied twenty-four-hour run team competing at the world championship in Brive, France , becoming the first amputee runner or athlete with a physical disability to compete against able-bodied counterparts on a world championship team running 124 miles and placing 19th in the world.
"We all have 2 choices when faced with adversity....give up or be great." "I had a strong foundation growing up as a child and leg or not, nothing was going to stop me from reaching my dreams." Aside from being a mother, athlete, mentor, and coach, Ms. Palmiero-Winters is a full-time employee of New York-based A Step Ahead Prosthetics as the Sports Programs Director for Team A Step Ahead Prosthetics and Junior Team A Step Ahead Prosthetics. She is the program director for ASPIRE, a New York based non-profit organization.
Amy Palmiero-Winters has just been awarded the 2010 ESPY Award in the category of Best Female Athlete with a Disability. This prestigious award was presented to heron July 14th in Los Angeles, and constitutes yet another achievement in what has been a momentous year for Amy, who was chosen to be on Team USA at the IAU Ultrarunning World Championships in Brive, France and was selected as the winner of the 2010 AAU Sullivan Award. She also recently, Amy became the first amputee to finish a 100-mile trail run when she competed in the Western States 100 endurance run.
Singing Our National Anthem
Eileen Braham, a paraprofessional at Marcum, sang the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium in High School. She has also performed at Caroline’s in Manhattan. She just loves to sing!
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